Videos

Space Shuttle Enterprise takes a trip up the Hudson River to its resting place aboard the USS Intrepid.

Stunning footage of comb jellies captured at the New England Aquarium in Boston. You’ll never think ill of jellyfish again, after you spend 60 captivating seconds with these exquisite creatures.

The prisoner's dilemma is a classic illustration of why rational people don't always cooperate--even when it's in their best interest to do so. In this episode of Instant Egghead, Scientific American editor Michael Moyer explains how it works.

Hurricane season begins in May and lasts through November, producing dozens of powerful hurricanes. In this episode of Instant Egghead, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains how these massive storms get their start.

If you answered "one of Santa's reindeer" and "a popular video game from the '80s"--this episode of Instant Egghead is for you. Scientific American editor John Matson explains how our favorite space rocks differ.

Professional "free divers" have no trouble holding their breath for minutes at a time. What stops us from doing the same? In this episode, Scientific American's Katherine Harmon--and Katherine Harmon--explore the limits of human physiology.

In an energy-hungry world, nuclear fission and fusion are often mentioned as alternatives to fossil fuels. But which one is better? In this episode, Scientific American's Michael Moyer melts down the facts to get at the core of the issue.

Reading the emotions of others is essential for even the most basic social skills. Here’s how our brain combines information from multiple senses to decipher another person's mood.

Go behind the scenes with artist James Gurney to see how he created the illustrations for "Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent", a feature article in the March issue of Scientific American.

This Valentine's Day, Scientific American traces the flow of chemicals in the brain during different phases of romance and describes surprising insights from the science of attraction.

In this dramatized film, Scientifc American editors George Musser and John Matson try to fool a colleague into thinking their brains are quantum-entangled.

What new technologies might be incorporated into New York City's surveillance network, the 'Ring of Steel'? Computer scientist Chris Bregler thinks that detecting motion signatures, our unique body movements, is the wave of the future.